Thursday June 30 to Thursday June 7

The First Quarter Moon is Thursday, July 7. This is the last week to see the five bright classical planets in a line in the morning sky, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. At the beginning of the week Venus makes a second eye for Taurus the Bull.

The First Quarter Moon is Thursday, July 7.

 Morning sky on Thursday June 30 as seen from Adelaide at 6:25 am ACST (60 minutes before sunrise). 

Venus forms second eye for the constellation of Taurus the Bull,  alongside the bright red star Adebaran.

Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). 

Morning sky on Saturday July 2 as seen from Adelaide at 6:25 am ACST (60 minutes before sunrise). 

The five bright classical planets are visible in a line in the morning sky, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. (Uranus, Neptune and the Asteroid Vesta are in the line too, but all need at least binoculars to see).

the insets are the telescopic views of the planets at the same magnification at this time.

Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise).

Evening sky on Thursday June 7 as seen from Adelaide at 18:48 pm ACST (90 minutes after sunset). The first quarter Moon is close to the bright star Spica.

Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).

Whole sky on Saturday, July 2, 18:43 ACST, 90 minutes after sunset (click to embiggen). The Milky Way stretches across the mid-sky and the centre of the galaxy is coming into view. 

Scorpius is prominent above the South Eastern horizon with the teapot a Sagittarius below. From the Sting of the Scorpion through the teapot there is a wealth of binocular objects to discover.

Between the bright star Canopus and the Southern Cross are another wealth of binocular objects to discover. 

 Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset). 

Mercury is lowering in the morning twilight.This is the last week to see it readily.

Venus is lowering in the morning twilight and at the beginning of the week Venus makes a second eye for Taurus the Bull. .

Mars forms a line with Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury (and Uranus and Neptune).

Jupiter climbs higher in the morning twilight below Saturn and above Mars.

Saturn climbs away from Mars, Jupiter, and Venus.